Mountain Machines arrived from the printer last week. Illustrated by California artist Steven Corvelo, Mountain Machines is a colorful and playful look at the machines that manage a ski hill. Each machine has it own personality and on every page Marty Marmot observes the antics.

Although the book is aimed at two to five-year olds, I’ve shared it with several of the K-3 classes at my school and have had a great response. They love finding Marty Marmot. In fact, they laughed so hard at Steven’s illustrations, I don’t think they even heard the text!

Mountain Machines cover

Click here to order a copy of Mountain Machines.

Also available at Kidsbooks, Duthie Books and Blackberry Books (Vancouver), and Armchair Books (Whistler).

I’m please to announce that Jake Reynolds: Chicken or Eagle? has arrived!

Eleven year-old Jake Reynolds wants to save seal pups from the talons of bald eagles, protect his little sister Sierra, and brave the wolf he is sure stalks Hidalgo Island in southwestern British Columbia. But his best friend Emily calls him a chicken, comforts Sierra when she falls, and doesn’t believe the wolf exists. Even as Jake hears howling in the night, part of him hopes Emily is right, for while he dreams of being a hero, he is terrified by the thought of running into a wolf. Jake leads Emily into the woods in search of adventure, and finds more than he bargains for. Will he be able to conquer his fears and act like a true hero?

Available at www.orcabook.com, www.amazon.ca.